单选题Questions 17 to 20 are based on a discussion about the life of James Dean, an American actor. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20.
单选题
What is the woman doing? A. Interviewing a movie star. B. Discussing teenage role models. C. Hosting a television show. D. Reviewing a new biography.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 17-20 W: Good evening and welcome to tonight's edition of Legendary Lives. Our subject this evening is James Dean, actor and hero for the young people of his time. Edward Murray is the author of a new biography of Dean. Good evening, Edward. M: Hello Tina. W: Edward, tell us what you know about Dean's early life. M: He was born in Indiana in 1931, but his parents moved to California when he was five. He wasn't there long though because his mother passed away just four years later. Jimmy's father sent him back to Indiana after that to live with his aunt. W: So how did he get into acting? M: Well, first he acted in plays at high school, then he went to college in California where he got seriously into acting. In 1951 he moved to New York to do more stage acting. W: Then when did his movie career really start? M: In 1955. His first starring role was in East of Eden. It was fabulous. Dean became a huge success. But the movie that really made him famous was his second one, Rebel Without a Cause, that was about teenagers who felt like they didn't fit into society. W: So how many more movies did he make? M: Just one more, then he died in that car crash in California in 1955. W: What a tragedy! He only made three movies! SO what made him the legend — he still is today? M: Well I guess his looks, his acting ability, his short life, and maybe the type of character he played in his movies. Many young people saw him as a symbol of American youths.
本题推断的依据是第一个话轮中女士的话：Good evening and welcome to tonight's edition of Legendary Lives(晚上好，欢迎来到今晚的《传奇人生》节目)，紧跟着她又提到了subject(话题)，由此即可推知她是在主持电视节目(Hosting a television show)，因此正确答案是[C]。其余三项中，[A]指“采访电影明星”，但女士明确指出男士是传记作者；[B]项指“讨论青少年的榜样”，[D]项指“评论一本新的传记”，都属于抓住原文的词汇设置的干扰项。
单选题
Why did James Dean move back to Indiana when he was young? A. He lost his mother. B. He was unhappy in California. C. He missed his aunt. D. He had to attend school there.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】在第二个话轮中，男士的第二、三句指出：He wasn't there long though because his mother passed away just four years later. Jimmy's father sent him hack to Indiana...，即James Dean是因为母亲去世才离开California回到Indiana的，故本题选[A]。
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What does the man say James Dean did at college in California? A. He delivered public speeches. B. He got seriously into acting. C. He hosted talk shows on TV. D. He played a role in East of Eden.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】对应的信息位于第三个话轮中男士的第一句话：...he went to college in California where he got seriously into acting，即他到加州读大学后真正开始表演，[B]项与此一致。其余三项中，[A]、[C]两项在文中都没有提及，而[D]项则是后来才发生的。
单选题
What do we know about James Dean from the conversation? A. He made numerous popular movies. B. He has long been a legendary figure. C. He was best at acting in Hollywood tragedies. D. He was the most successful actor of his time.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】推断的依据是最后一个话轮中女士的第三句话：So what made him the legend-he still is today(那么是什么让他成为传奇人物——他到今天仍是传奇人物)。[B]项指“他一直是个传奇人物”，意思与此句一致，故是正确答案。注意，部分考生误选了[D]项，但the most含意太绝对，与原文意思明显不符。